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Keeping an Analytical Pulse on the Industry for 12 Years and Counting

We all know that knowledge is power but that statement especially rings true in the world of online retailing. Developing and revising strategies for implementation at all levels of your business—from growing your technology infrastructure to scale, to all aspects of your web site, to inventory and supply chain management issues, to your marketing plans and so much more—require that you’ve done your due diligence on the competitive strategies, marketing practices and new technologies that propel the growth of web-based retailing.

Fortunately, we have 12 years of experience in collecting competitive metrics on the 500 leading e-commerce competitors in North America. The sheer volume of exclusive data in the Top 500 Guide® will help you make informed decisions to help grow your business in an increasingly crowded landscape.

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If you are a solution provider in the e-commerce space, the first thing you need to buy is the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. After that, then you can find office space, furniture, etc. It's literally that important.

-– Scot Wingo, CEO, ChannelAdvisor Corp.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

DATA POINTS

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

Metrics reveal the secrets behind the success of top retailers from Amazon to nimble niche merchants

Given how it thoroughly details the online presence of each of the 500 e-retailers within its rankings, it's easy to see why, 12 years running, the Top 500 Guide® is widely acclaimed as "the bible of e-commerce." The 352-page print and digital editions feature 57 metrics in each listing, while the workhorse database version features a full 263 metrics for the mining as you choose.

Metrics Measured

More than 130,000 facts on America’s 500 largest e-commerce competitors, from financial figures to operations to performance to shopper demographics and much, much more.